Episode 9 - Abhishek Sethi and the Importance of Maximising Upside

Abhishek Sethi is a co-founder of gradCapital, where he is investing in the next generation of Indian entrepreneurs - current and recent college students. 

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:45 Why are BITS, Manipal, and IIT Roorkee producing so many successful founders?

7:45 What is the biggest constraint while building a company?

10:33 Democratizing access to capital with gradCapital

13:30 Founders v/s the World, and what gradCapital looks for in founders 

15:27 Grit 

19:06 Abhishek's career before starting gradCapital 

24:06 Biotech research and translation to businesses

27:24 How does one start a VC firm to fund startups?

38:45 Abhishek's venture into biology, finding the laws of motion for water beetles (and why this is important)

49:30 As a founder, maximise upside instead of mitigating risks